Above: Looking
at Kluane National
Park from
Paint Mountain
Right: The local
limestone crag,
White MountainYukon has some of Canada’s biggest
mountains, but few climbers think of the
territory when talking about multi-pitch
rock routes. Over the past decade, new
multi-pitch routes have been added to
Paint Mountain, White Mountain and Arc
Mountain. White Mountain has solid lime-
stone that is comparable to the Canadian
Rockies. There are a handful of fun bolted
multi-pitches up to 5. 10 , which shouldn’t
be missed, but the real gem for splitter
granite cracks is Paint Mountain.
From the highway, Paint Mountain can
be seen as a left-facing buffalo with the
deep gullies separating the head, should,
belly and rear. There are eight established
Paint
Mountain
Yukon Splitter Granite
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